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General Women’s Session 6 Turn On Your Light

Sharon Eubank 10 Abiding in God and Repairing

the BreachNeill F. Marriott

13 Value beyond MeasureJoy D. Jones

16 Three SistersPresident Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Saturday Morning Session 21 A Yearning for Home

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf 25 The Needs before Us

Bonnie L. Oscarson 28 The Plan and the Proclamation

Elder Dallin H. Oaks 32 “I Have a Work for Thee”

Elder John C. Pingree Jr. 36 The Living Bread Which Came

Down from HeavenElder D. Todd Christofferson

40 Be Ye Therefore Perfect—EventuallyElder Jeffrey R. Holland

Saturday Afternoon Session 43 The Sustaining of Church Officers

President Henry B. Eyring 44 Spiritual Eclipse

Elder Gary E. Stevenson 48 Repentance Is Always Positive

Stephen W. Owen 51 The Eternal Everyday

Elder Quentin L. Cook 55 By Divine Design

Elder Ronald A. Rasband 58 The Heart of the Widow

Elder O. Vincent Haleck 60 The Book of Mormon: What Would

Your Life Be Like without It?President Russell M. Nelson

General Priesthood Session 64 The Priesthood and the Savior’s

Atoning PowerElder Dale G. Renlund

68 The Truth of All ThingsElder David F. Evans

75 Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your FamilyElder Richard J. Maynes

78 Bearers of Heavenly LightPresident Dieter F. Uchtdorf

81 The Lord Leads His ChurchPresident Henry B. Eyring

Sunday Morning Session 85 That Your Joy Might Be Full

Jean B. Bingham 88 Has the Day of Miracles Ceased?

Elder Donald L. Hallstrom 90 Exceeding Great and Precious

PromisesElder David A. Bednar

94 Turn to the LordBishop W. Christopher Waddell

97 Lord, Wilt Thou Cause That My Eyes May Be OpenedElder W. Craig Zwick

100 Fear Not to Do GoodPresident Henry B. Eyring

Sunday Afternoon Session 104 The Trek Continues!

Elder M. Russell Ballard 107 God’s Compelling Witness:

The Book of MormonTad R. Callister

110 Apart, but Still OneElder Joni L. Koch

112 Do We Trust Him? Hard Is GoodElder Stanley G. Ellis

115 Essential Truths—Our Need to ActElder Adilson de Paula Parrella

117 Seek Ye Out of the Best BooksElder Ian S. Ardern

119 Love One Another as He Has Loved UsElder Jose L. Alonso

122 The Voice of the LordElder Neil L. Andersen

72 General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

127 Conference Story Index 128 News of the Church 137 Come, Follow Me—For Melchizedek

Priesthood and Relief Society

Contents November 2017Volume 41 • Number 11

2 187TH SEMIANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE | SEPTEMBER 23–OCTOBER 1, 2017

Saturday Evening, September 23, 2017, General Women’s SessionConducting: Jean B. Bingham.Invocation: Megumi Yamaguchi.Benediction: Leslie P. Layton.Music by a Relief Society choir from stakes in the Park City, Utah, area; Jane Fjeldsted, director; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: “Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise,” Hymns, no. 41, arr. Kasen, pub. by Jackman; “Sing Praise to Him,” Hymns, no. 70, arr. Fjeldsted and Goodliffe; “True to the Faith,” Hymns, no. 254; “We Have Partaken of Thy Love,” Hymns, no. 155, arr. Fjeldsted and Goodliffe.

Saturday Morning, September 30, 2017, General SessionConducting: President Henry B. Eyring.Invocation: Elder Larry R. Lawrence.Benediction: Elder Massimo De Feo.Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Richard Elliott and Andrew Unsworth, organists: “Come, We That Love the Lord,” Hymns, no. 119; “Arise, O God, and Shine,” Hymns, no. 265, arr. Wilberg, pub. by Oxford University Press; “God Bless Our Prophet Dear,” Hymns, no. 24, arr. Wilberg; “High on the Mountain Top,” Hymns, no. 5; “God Is Love,” Hymns, no. 87, arr. Murphy; “Faith in Every Footstep,” Dayley, pub. by Jackman.

Saturday Afternoon, September 30, 2017, General SessionConducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.Invocation: Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge.Benediction: Elder Allan F. Packer.Music by a youth choir from stakes in Midvale and Sandy, Utah; Leah Tarrant, director; Linda Margetts, organist: “Come, Ye Children of the Lord,” Hymns, no. 58, arr. Wilberg, pub. by Deseret Book; medley, arr. Sally DeFord: “I’m Trying to Be like Jesus,” Children’s Songbook, 78–79; “He Sent His Son,” Children’s Songbook, 34–35; “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today,” Hymns, no. 227; “Rejoice, the Lord Is King!” Hymns, no. 66, arr. Kasen, pub. by Jackman.

Saturday Evening, September 30, 2017, General Priesthood SessionConducting: President Henry B. Eyring.Invocation: Elder Kevin W. Pearson.Benediction: Elder Rafael E. Pino.Music by a father and sons choir from stakes in Cache County, Utah; Geoffrey Anderson, director; Clay Christiansen, organist; “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel,” Hymns, no. 252, arr. Dalton, pub. by LDS Music Source; “Secret Prayer,” Hymns, no. 144, arr. Kasen, pub. by Jackman; “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85; “We Ever Pray for Thee,” Hymns, no. 23, arr. Kasen, pub. by Jackman.

Sunday Morning, October 1, 2017, General SessionConducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.Invocation: Elder Michael T. Ringwood.Benediction: Elder José A. Teixeira.Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg, director; Andrew Unsworth and Clay Christiansen, organists: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” Hymns, no. 72; “Press Forward, Saints,” Hymns, no. 81, arr. Wilberg; “Consider the Lilies,” Hoffman, arr. Lyon, pub. by Sonos; “Hark, All Ye Nations!” Hymns, no. 264, arr. Wilberg; “Glory to God on High,” Hymns, no. 67; “Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd,” Hymns, no. 221, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “I Believe in Christ,” Hymns, no. 134, arr. Wilberg, pub. by Jackman.

Sunday Afternoon, October 1, 2017, General SessionConducting: President Henry B. Eyring.Invocation: Elder Joseph W. Sitati.Benediction: Elder Evan A. Schmutz.Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, organists: “Come, O Thou King of Kings,” Hymns, no. 59, arr. Murphy, unpublished; “Have I Done Any Good?” Hymns, no. 223, arr. Zabriskie, pub. by LDS Music Source; “Now Let Us Rejoice,” Hymns, no. 3; “If the Savior Stood Beside Me,” DeFord, arr. Cardon; “Israel, Israel, God Is Calling,” Hymns, no. 7, arr. Wilberg.

Conference Talks AvailableTo access general conference talks online in many languages, visit conference.lds.org and select a language. Talks are also available on the Gospel Library mobile app. Generally within six weeks following general confer-ence, English video and audio recordings are available at distribution centers. Information on general conference in accessible formats for members with disabilities is available at disability.lds.org.

Home and Visiting Teaching MessagesFor home and visiting teaching messages, please select an address that best meets the needs of those you visit.

On the CoverFront: Photograph by Leslie Nilsson.Back: Photograph by Craig Dimond.

Conference PhotographyPhotographs in Salt Lake City were taken by Cody Bell, Janae Bingham, Mason Coberly, Randy Collier, Weston Colton, Craig Dimond, Ashlee Larson, Leslie Nilsson, Matt Reier, and Dave Ward.

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Speaker IndexAlonso, Jose L., 119Andersen, Neil L., 122Ardern, Ian S., 117Ballard, M. Russell, 104Bednar, David A., 90Bingham, Jean B., 85Callister, Tad R., 107Christofferson, D. Todd, 36Cook, Quentin L., 51Ellis, Stanley G., 112Eubank, Sharon, 6Evans, David F., 68Eyring, Henry B., 43, 81, 100Haleck, O. Vincent, 58Hallstrom, Donald L., 88Holland, Jeffrey R., 40Jones, Joy D., 13Koch, Joni L., 110Marriott, Neill F., 10Maynes, Richard J., 75Nelson, Russell M., 60Oaks, Dallin H., 28Oscarson, Bonnie L., 25Owen, Stephen W., 48Parrella, Adilson de Paula, 115Pingree, John C., Jr., 32Rasband, Ronald A., 55Renlund, Dale G., 64Stevenson, Gary E., 44Uchtdorf, Dieter F., 16, 21, 78Waddell, W. Christopher, 94Zwick, W. Craig, 97

Topic IndexAaronic Priesthood, 64Adversity, 21, 32, 44, 85, 88,

94, 97, 100, 112Agency, 55, 94Atonement, 10, 13, 36, 40,

48, 64, 85, 88, 94Bishops, 81Book of Mormon, 60, 68,

100, 107, 117Church callings, 81Church leaders, 81, 122Communication, 6Consecration, 58Conversion, 13, 58, 60, 115,

117Courage, 100Covenants, 64, 68, 90Criticism, 97, 110Discipleship, 16, 21Divine nature, 13, 16, 55, 90Faith, 68, 81, 85, 88, 100,

104, 112, 117Family, 25, 28, 75, 115Fatherhood, 75Fear, 10, 100Forgiveness, 48, 51, 119General conference, 122Godhead, 112God the Father, 10, 40, 115Grace, 36, 40Gratitude, 58Guidance, 55Healing, 78, 85, 88, 94, 97Holiness, 36Holy Ghost, 13Home, 21, 90Hope, 94Humility, 44, 51Individual worth, 13, 40Integrity, 75Jesus Christ, 10, 13, 16, 21,

36, 40, 48, 51, 60, 64, 78, 81, 85, 94, 97, 100, 107, 112, 115, 119, 122

Joseph Smith, 107, 115, 122Joy, 6, 16, 21, 85Light of Christ, 21, 78Love, 10, 25, 100, 119Marriage, 75Media, 44Melchizedek Priesthood, 64Miracles, 88Missionary work, 48, 51, 60Modesty, 51Ordinances, 90Patience, 68, 117Peace, 13, 75, 85Perspective, 40, 44, 97Pioneers, 104, 112Plan of salvation, 28, 88, 112,

115Pride, 10, 44, 51Priesthood, 64Prophets, 115, 122Relief Society, 6Repentance, 6, 36, 48Revelation, 81, 122Sabbath, 90, 117Sacrament, 36, 97Sacrifice, 58, 112Safety, 44Scripture study, 60, 117Service, 21, 25, 32, 36, 78,

100, 119Spirituality, 55Talents, 32Temples, 58, 68, 90Testimony, 68, 78, 85,

100, 107Tithing, 112Trust, 75, 94, 112Truth, 68, 78Unity, 110Women, 6Work, 32Worthiness, 13

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